Pumpkin Chipotle Soup

Ingredients

• •2 tablespoons butter
• •2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• •4 cups vegetable stock
• •1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• •2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced
• •1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
• •2 tablespoons sofrito
• •1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •1 teaspoon paprika

Steps

1. 1Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook until the flour has turned golden brown, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the vegetable stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Whisk in the pumpkin puree until no lumps remain, then add the chipotle peppers, half-and-half cream, sofrito, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and paprika. Return to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 8 minutes until thickened and hot.